R36.9
R36.9: Urethral discharge, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R36.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for urethral discharge, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R36.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Penile discharge NOS
- Urethrorrhea
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R36.9 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57050Billing and Coding: Post-Void Residual Urine and/or Bladder Capacity by Ultrasound
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Urethrorrhea
- Discharge›penile
- Discharge›urethral
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.